Make the most from your ecommerce website

Amongst all the talk of continuing depression in the UK economy, the ecommerce sector remains one of the few shining lights posting year-on-year growth estimated at between 10 and 15%. In a recent report by The Boston Consulting Group, the United Kingdom’s internet economy was valued at £100billion in 2009, equivalent to 7.2% of GDP, with 60% of this being comprised of online shopping. This report concluded that the UK’s internet economy is expected to reach 10% of GDP by 2015.

Even for sales that don’t happen online, multi-channel marketing recognises the fact that for those retailers with a high-street presence for example, the online presence is often a key influencer for purchasing decisions offline.

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